So tell me The Guardian, what first attracted you to this movie about an obese, illiterate, black teen single mother with a mentally-disabled child, raped by her drug addict father before he goes on to die of AIDS, beaten by her mother and bullied at school, but who then finds inspiration from her lesbian teacher?

Sounds like one that Peter Simple (of blessed memory) might have made up, however even he many years ago said reality was overtaking his seperate world. Thanks for the chuckle Julia, and a Merry Christmas to all